Hogtown Creek
A melting pot of Americana, bluegrass, and old-time music, mixed with corny jokes.
The Springfield family took a retirement opportunity and turned it into a beautiful suite of tunes which they offer to folks at festivals, coffee shops, and other venues. Hogtown Creek plays Americana, bluegrass and old-time dance music, with a few original songs thrown in. ("You're Already My Wife" will melt your heart.) The band name represents their homeland—a small creek in the center of Gainesville, where the brothers spent their youth mucking around with crawdads and ancient artifacts.
With family banter and corny jokes, this accomplished group of musicians bring a lighter side to their musical styles that reflect the realities of working with the same folks you'll be seeing at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Jim Springfield plays guitar, harmonica and vocals, his wife Patty sings, and plays ukulele and guitar, Whit Springfield plays banjo and guitar, and Dempsey Springfield plays mandolin and fiddle.
Jim can be heard on Saturday mornings hosting "Radio Free Oklawaha County" on WFCF, and his wife Patty is an accomplished author of children's literature.
